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Gleyber Torres' return helps address Tigers' third base issue, but doesn't solve it

Bringing back Gleyber Torres brought clarity to the infield, yet it also shifted even more pressure onto the player expected to handle third without a full track record there.

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Gleyber Torres accepting the qualifying offer was the kind of news Detroit Tigers fans have been waiting for all winter. Detroit didn’t just keep a middle-of-the-order bat and a steady defender up the middle — it kept a key piece of its identity.

Under Scott Harris, this front office has talked endlessly about raising the offensive floor without blocking its young core.